Health - Coffee does more than just wake you up in the morning—the bitter
beverage has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, and death. But depending on what you add to your coffee, you might not be reaping these health benefits from your cup of joe, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that people who drank one to two cups of coffee daily had a 14% lower risk of mortality compared to non-coffee drinkers.
However, that was only true for those who took their coffee black, or with small amounts of cream, milk, or sweeteners. Too many additives appeared to undermine coffee’s health benefits.
“If we add a lot of sugars or saturated fat to our diet, that increase[s] our total [caloric] intake, which could also be linked to adverse health outcomes,” said senior study author Fang Fang Zhang, MD, PhD, professor at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
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